Bean Station in Grainger County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Tate Springs Country Club - 1926

Tate Springs, Tennessee

— Donald J. Ross - Golf Architect —

Tate Springs Country Club Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 3, 2025

1. Tate Springs Country Club Marker

Inscription. As this photograph depicts, upon these grounds, this very place, legendary golfer Bobby Jones posed before his tee shot over the Tate Springs Course designed by Donald Ross. History stood where you stand today.

[Captions] Bobby Jones one of the greatest golfers who ever competed on a national and international level, teeing off at Tate Springs Golf Course.
Bobby Jones with foursome at old Tate Springs.

Erected by Kingswood Home for Children.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Tate Springs Resort series list.

Location. 36° 20.456′ N, 83° 20.657′ W. Marker is in Bean Station, Tennessee, in Grainger County. It is on Wachtel Road north of U.S. 11W, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 385 Wachtel Rd, Bean Station TN 37708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern

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Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Donald J. Ross (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tomlinson Home (about 400 feet away); Rowdy Row (about 500 feet away); Water Basin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spring House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mortar Hopper (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kingswood Tread Way (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tate Springs Resort Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bean Station.

Tate Springs Country Club - 1926 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 3, 2025

2. Tate Springs Country Club - 1926 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.